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THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 5, 1899. 
For twenty-four blooms of Roses, distinct, Mr. T. 
Hobbs was first, and Mrs. Brooke Smith, second. 
For twelve varieties, Mr. T. Hobbs was again first, 
and Mr. W. A. Sandford, second. For six Teas or 
Noisettes, the Rev. Hamilton Gell was first, and 
Mrs. Brooke Smith, second. Collection of Sweet 
Peas, not less than nine varieties, brought a strong 
competition and gave the judges a deal of trouble. 
R. MacAlister was eventually given first honours ; 
Mrs. North Row, second. In the class for twelve 
Carnations,distinct,Mr. H. H. Spencer was first; Mrs. 
Brooke Smith was second ; Mr. R. B. Cullin, third. 
All these were exceptionally good. For dinner table 
decorations, 6 ft. by 4 ft., laid for six persons, 
arranged with fruit and flowers, Miss Locke, 
Crediton, was first, the arrangement being light, but 
scarcely enough colour, using W. A. Richardson 
Rose with Gypsophila paniculata aud Asparagus 
plumosus; Mrs. MacAlister coming second, with 
a nice arrangement of Peas; and Miss Edwards, 
third, with pink Carnations and pieces of the varie¬ 
gated Acer, but this proved a bit heavy. 
Fruit (Open Classes). —Collection of six dishes, 
first, Mr. W. A. Sandford ; equal seconds, the Rev. 
Hamilton Gell and B. H. Hill. For three bunches 
of black Grapes, the Rev. Hamilton Gell was first; 
A. Clarke Jervoise, second. For three bunches of 
white, Mr. Hamilton Gell was again to the front ; 
Mr. H. Hamond Spencer, second. Melons were 
scarce and most insipid. Mr. B. H. Hill took first 
for Peaches ; Mr. H. Hammond Spencer, second ; 
and for six Nectarines, Mr. B. H. Hill was again 
first ; T. Knapman, 2nd. Small fruits were plentiful 
and good, and made a show in themselves. 
In the cottagers’ classes, which numbered over 
twenty for vegetables, eight for fruit, and six for 
window plants, all these were well contested 
throughout, and the quality of exhibits particularly 
good. 
The day was very hot and bright, and I shall have 
something to say about the Park in which this 
thriving show was held later on.— J. M., B. 
Questions add xnstneRS. 
*»* Will our friends who send us newspapers he so good 
as to mark the paragraphs or articles they wish us to see. 
We shall be greatly obliged bv their so doing. 
[ Correspondents, please note that we cannot undertake to 
name florists' flowers such as Carnations, Pelargonium, 
Chrysanthemums, Roses, nor such as are mere garden 
varieties, differing only in the colour of the flower. 
Florists' flowers, as a rule, can only be named by those who 
grow collections of them.] 
Gravel not Binding. — W. Duncan : Your experi¬ 
ence is a common one at present, owing to the con¬ 
tinued dry condition of the weather. The absence 
oi moisture is the cause of the non-cohesion of the 
material of the path. The pebbles gradually get 
disengaged by the traffic over them, and the dis¬ 
comfort in time comes to be serious to those using 
the walk. The best thing you can do would be to 
water the path heavily once or twice before leaving 
off work for the evening, and to repeat the operation 
once or twice during the early morning, so as to soften 
the surface, and allow the moisture to sink to some 
depth. Then set the men to go over the path several 
times with the roller, which will press down all but 
the bigger pebbles or stones, which may be removed. 
Indeed, this could be done to advantage before the 
rolling is commenced. If you are near a sea beach 
where shelly sand is obtainable you should get some 
of this, and spread a thin coating of it over the 
paths, which will render walking upon them much 
more comfortable. This need not be rolled, as the 
walking over it will soon crush the shells fine 
enough. 
Celery Leaves Blistered. — y.Reid: You cannot 
cure the plants by means of any wholesale remedy 
or insecticide, because the insect lives inside the 
tissues of the leaves. Though a somewhat tedious 
process, the only certain method of procedure is to 
get a close bottomed basket and go carefully over the 
plants, up one line and down the other, removing the 
worst of the leaves and putting them in the basket. 
Squeeze the blistered portions between the finger and 
thumb, being careful to notice the position of the 
grub so as to kill it. The insect produces several 
broods during the season, so that by effectually 
destroying the present one you will prevent attack 
later on. The leaves in the basket should be buret 
so as to destroy the grubs and pupae in them. Yuur 
work will be in vain if you merely throw down the 
leaves or put them on the rubbish heap, as the insect 
will pass through its various stages and fly back again 
to the Ce'ery trenches to renew the evi 1 . Dusting 
the plants with soot while they are wet will heip to 
drive away those flies that come to lay eggs. 
Tobacco water at intervals of a week or so might 
also act advantageously for the same purpose. 
Hollyhocks infected with Fungus.— W. Green: In 
your cooler and moister climate we should have 
thought you would have been less troubled with the 
Hollyhock disease (Puccinia malvacearum) than you 
seem to be ; but it is an insidious pest when once it 
gtts a footing. Our experience is that the plants are 
more subject to attack when planted in dry and 
sheltered situations, as against walls, fences, and 
near trees, as well as in dry and gravelly soils. We 
make these suggestions, so that if they apply to your 
case you can avoid those conditions and situations, 
if possible. Good holding and fairly moist soil in an 
open position is what we should select. The plants 
might also be well watered during dry weather in the 
earlier stages of their growth. A fresh site for the 
plantation might also bs selected every year. You 
might check the spread of the fuDgus to some extent 
by pulling off those leaves that are seen to have 
swellings or blisters, anl burn them before the 
spores get scattered to infest fresh plants. You can 
easily detect the presence of the fungus before the 
blitters burst. Sometimes it is recommended to 
syringe with the Bordeaux Mixture to keep the pest 
in check by killing the spores, but it cannot kill the 
fungus, which lives inside the leaves. 
Large Caterpillar on Young Apple Trees.— John 
Fraser : The specimen you sent was the caterpillar of 
one of the hawk moths, namely, the Eyed Hawk Moth 
(Smerinlhus ocellatus). Seeing that it was almost 
full fei it may have been guilty of eating all the 
leaves that are missing, for it feeds very rapidly 
and requires a large amount of food. Now that you 
have removed it the trouble is ended. The cater¬ 
pillars of this moth also feed on Poplars and 
Willows, so that, unless the species is very plentiful 
in your neighbourhood, you could remove others in 
the early stages of their feeding and transfer them to 
the other trees named, on account of the interest¬ 
ing character of the culprit, and its not being too 
common. 
The other species of Conium.-E. C.H.D. : 
The British species, C. maculatum, is a native of 
Europe generally and the Orient. The other species 
is C. Monieri, a native of Europe, that is, continental 
Europe, it not beiDg British. 
Peas and Godetias gone bad.— Henry Davies: 
The specimens you sent us were badly infested with 
thrips, the result largely of the warm, dry weather. 
Possibly also your garden is very much sheltered or 
shut in by houses, walls or trees, thus preventing a 
free circulation of air. While this condition is 
against the health of the plants, it is very favourable 
to the spread of the pest which often proves very 
mischievous to various plants, both useful and orna¬ 
mental. You should .select open ground where 
possible; sow early in the case of Godetias, as you 
say such sowings escape the pest; help the Peas to 
make vigorous growth by sowiog in trenches con¬ 
taining manure, mulch them and give -copious 
supplies of water when making growth. The above 
are preventives ; but as a remedy you might syringe 
the plants occasionally with strong soap suds con¬ 
taining a good dash of tobacco water. The syringing 
should be done about the usual time the attack 
commences or even a little earlier; and repeat the 
operation if need be. 
Names of Plants.— E.C.H.D .: 1, Glaux maritima; 
2, Scutellaria minor; 3, Samolus Valerandi; 4, 
Medicago lupulina ; 5, Hypericum Elodes .—Andrew 
Pearson : 1, Clivia miniata var.; 2, Crinum Powelli ; 
3, Polianthes tuberosa ; 4, Achillea macropbylla; 5, 
Lysimachia punctata ; 6, Campanula Trachelium 
alba plena; 7, Mathiola bicornuta.— J. M. B. : 1, 
Epidendrum vitellinum ; 2, Odontoglossum macula¬ 
tum ; 3, Masdevallia ignea ; 4, Cypripedium 
Godefroyae.— W. M .: 1, Campanula garganica hir- 
suta ; 2, Phlox paniculata var. ; 3, Veronica longi- 
folia rosea; 4, Rosa rugosa; 5, Linaria pallida ; 6, 
Veronica parviflora.— R. M.: 1, Tilia platyiphyllos ; 
2, Tilia petiolaris ; 3, Rhus Cotinus; 4, Euonymus 
radicans variegata ; 5, Hypericum elatum.— J. H. : 
Todea superba.— N. W. : 1, Trachelium caeruleum ; 
2, Passiflora kermesina.— E. C. H. D .: 1, Inula 
crithmoides; 2, Statice auriculaefolia intermedia; 
3, Genista tinctoria humifusa; 4, Spergularia 
marina; 5, Hypochaeris radicata; 6, Senecio 
Jacobaea; 7, Scrophularia nodosa; 8, Lavatera 
arborea; 9, Ranunculus sceleratus; 10, Linaria 
spuria ;— A. C. ; No. 6 was Senecio Kaempferi, not 
S. japonicus. 
Communications Received. —R H.S.—W.W.— 
D.W.D. (next week.)—Edward W. Greening.—A.O. 
—T.H.—W.H.—D. Chisholm.—R.G.—R.M.—A.J. 
B.—M.L.—Romeo (see letter sent.)—W.D. 
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